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CROWNING THE QUEEN . . . as she was crowned Homecoming Q Clark, president of the Alumni As head. Homecomi Little Thrr By Kay Feature A look back through the X Homecomings will reveal that I same, give or take a few para thing that really changes is ti How do you look back? Well, it doesn't take a reversible crystal ball, or even a magic wand, it just takes about two hours on the floor of the Gamecock office where bound copies of old Gamecocks can be found. But since you don't have time to do that, just follow us down through the next few column inches. 0. K.? Let's go! USC vs. Hurricanes "Alumni Huddle in Hurricane's Path" was the headline on the No vember 15, 1935, paper. Maybe that is perfectly clear to the 1935 reader, but to us it sounds like some poor USC grads got caught down on the coast while Diane or Hazel was blowing her stack. But in reading the story below the ban ner headline, one can find that this particular hurricane is none other thani the Furman University foot b)all squad wvho will be invading USC territory the next day. And did the alumni "huddle"? Well, if they didn't' they should have be cause Furman won the game and also the state championship that year. There are other interesting fea tures ab)out this particular Home coming, too. The student body was released from classes at 11 :30 and marched en masse down Main Street. After that the alumni - joined them on campus for a "dutch treat" barbecue picnic. According to the Gamecock the most colorful feature of the day was the performance of the two b)ands which had approximately 40 members each. After the game a adance was held in the gym. 1941 Homecoming Now let's advance up the cen tury about six years and look in on Homecoming 1941 style. Says the lead in the November 14 Home coming story: "Carolina's '41 Homecoming to morrow will see a predominance of recent grads in Uncle Sam's khaki over traditional old grads and climbing ivy. With an overwhelm ing number of the University alumni in military service, uni Jformed visitors will reflect the - military mood of the day." On the Friday night preceding the game a pep rally was held on Melton Field around a gigantic bonfire. New Library Seen Miss Mary King of Columbia was Homecoming Queen. At 10:30 Saturday morning the alumni were carried on a guided tour of Mc Kissick Memorial Library. This was the first glimpse of the new library for many of the former students. At 11 a. mn. a parade was hold and then the barbecue lunch on campus was heartily consumed by alumni and students. The game that day was dedicated to the former USC students who and alumni appearing in uniform were then in the armed services were made guests at the game. Gwen Tootle, of Florence, is shown ueen in last year's festivities. Lewis ociation, placed the crown on her ig Changes ugh Years Oxner Editor ast twenty years of Carolina ;hey are probably basically the ies or dances. About the only ie student body. too, was Furman, but Carolina pulled an upset and won! Secret Queen There was an air of mystery sur rounding the 1948 Homecoming festivities because the identity of the queen was kept a secret until the half-time activities of the game. She was elected from a candidate from each class. Comes the big day and how is she an nounced? Not by walking grace fUlly on to the field, or by riding luxuriously in a Cadillac convert ible, but she was presented to the spectators in a huge football. The reigning royalty for that day turned out to be Miss Jackie John son of Hartsville. A new song entitled "Gamecock Victory March," written by Al Munn, a junior at the University, and Kenneth Dawson, a city park worker, was sung at the game. A pep) rally was held and the alumni made themselves at home amidi "Welcome, Alumni" displays on campus. The rival school that year was Maryland. See, things haven't changed much! Now to you people who are struggling to crowd four years' work into seven years, or to you third-year seniors, 1960 won't seem so long ago, but it's longer thau you think. So let's fly over the University campus and see what events were staged for the "com ing home" alumni that year. Here again, as in '48, nobody's telling who the chosen queen is. The campus is gaily decorated with cblors and displays erected by fra ternities and sororities. And then after the "Big Red" had been battling it out with the North Carolina Tarheels for two quar ters, the coronation of the queen took place. After her majesty was crowned, various skits were pre sented on the field. That night after the game, Sigma Chi fra ternity sponsored the Homecoming Dance at the Columbia Hotel. So another fun-filled Homecom ing wk end has rolled around, and before long all that will be left will be fond memories and articles in papers and yearbooks, yellow with age. Wesley Group Plans Canvass The Wesley Foundation plans to canvass every Methodist stud'ent to pledge to the support of Wesley, John Cooley, chairman of the can vass, has announced. The Wesley Foundation centers its program at the Methodist Stu dent Center, which has been open for almost two years. The pro gramn includes such activities as the Sunday night forum, speakers and dliscussions, chorus, deputations, retreats, and openf house for Fri day night fellowship. The Rev. Robert (Bunny) Marshall serves as director of program and coun selor of students. PiKA Brings Apollo Boys To Columbia The famed Apollo Boys' Choir will appear in concert at 8 p. m., November 19, at Dreher High School Auditorium under t h e auspices of Pi Kappa Alpha fra ternity, Pi Kappa Alpha President Len Baranski announced this week. The program chosen will be both sacred and secular and includes a broad variety of selections from early classical to modern. Tickets are $2.00 each and may be obtained at McGregor's Drug Store, by writing Box 4710, Uni versity, or from any member of the PiKA fraternity. Proceeds from the sale of tickets will be used for the fraternity's annual Christmas Party for the Carolina Orphans' Home. Coleman Cooper, founder and di rector of the Apollo Boys' Choir, is one of the nation's authorities on the training of pre-adolescent boys' voices. He has studied with emi nent teachers in both America and Europe and is an exponent of many fine ideas in choral directing. In 1937 Mr. Cooper was guest of the famous Vienna Boys' Choir at Castle Wilhelminenberg in Aus tria. There he was taught the age old secrets of training boys' voices and is probably the only American to whom this coveted favor was ever extended. Since only unchanged voices are used in the Apollo Choir, Mr. Cooper must keep alert for new talent and therefore extends a per petual invitation to interested boys, parents and teachers to contact the Apollo Choir School in Palm Beach, Florida, for auditions. No young aspirant is ever denied a hearing. SC Student Group Plans Spring Meet At Clemson College The spring meeting of the South Carolina Association of Student Councils was planned at last week's meeting, Don Clark, presi dent of the student body, has an nounced. President Donald S. Russell spoke to the meeting of 11 South Carolina colleges and universities held at Carolina. Mr. Clark said the spring meet ing will be held at Clemson in March or April. He said the association operates exactly as the South Carolina legislature. Pxamples of govern ment legislation are brought up and followed through as is done on the higher level. Schools attending the meeting other than USC were Wof ford, Fu rman, Winthrop, Clemson, Con verse, Erskine, Columbia College, Presbyterian College and Spartan burg Junior College., When the Big And yowi To have the r Maia It's a psychologicat fact: Pleasure helps your disposit *If you're a smoker, rememi - more people get more pure pleasure from Camel: than from any other cigare No other cigarette is so rcit-fsting. yet so mild 'Y' Cabinets Given For School Year The "Y" Cabinets for this year at the University have been an nounced by Judy Clarke, YWCA president, and Flynn Harrell, YMCA president. The YWCA Cabinet members consist of the following: Bertha Gardner, vice-president; Neil teid, secretary; Peggy Skelton, treas urer; Timmie Timmons, Freshman advisor; Mittie McNinch, Sopho more advisor; Ann Smarr, Ves pers; Carol Brandenburg, social; Martha Stokes, deputations; Sally McCants, devotional; Carol Knight, membership; Paula Boltin, R. G. Bell Camp; Legare Coker, public relations. Also, Carol Iobst, campus af fairs; Margaret Harris, World Fel lowship; Pat Arant, music; Har riet Dickert, candlelight; Mary Duke, secretary of Sophomore "Y"; Wray Davis, treasurer of Sophomore "Y"; Julie Petoskey, president of Freshman "Y"; and LaVon Ryan, Danford graduate as sistant. YWCA Cabinet The YMCA Cabinet members consist of the following: Bob Adams, vice-president; Jimmie Martin, secretary; Frank Callcott, treasurer; Larrie Bailey, Fresh man advisor; Kim Penland, Sopho more advisor; Tommy VanKeuren, vespers; Mike' Cory, social; David White, deputations; Billy Bruce, devotional; Lawrence Curry, mem bership; Wilson Pitt, R. G. Bell Camp. Also, Brian Ramsey, public rela tions; D. C. Rhoden, campus af fairs; Henry Allen, World Fellow ship; Bucky Stackhouse, Inter collegian promoter; Fred Thomp son, president of Sophomore "Y"; and Archie Hardy, vice-president of Freshman "Y." " The Cabinets meet three times monthly, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Y Schedule The "Y" schedule for the following week is as follows: Friday, November 11, 1 p.m. Junior-Senior Luncheon at Rus sell House Faculty Dining Room. Panel discussion led by Univer sity Chaplain Lauren E. Bru baker with Protestant Religious Workers on campus. Discussion will be "he Challenges That Are Ours." Monday, November 14, 1 p.m. -Freshman Luncheon in Russell House Auditorium. Rev. Llew elyn Williams, member of Par liament, will speak on the sub ject, "Can I Help?-a Chal lenge." The public is invited to attend at 1:20. Wednesday, November 16, 1 p.m.-Cabinet Meeting in Fac ulty Dining Room. Thursday, November 17, 6 p.m.-Sophomores Supper Meet ing in Faculty Dining Room. i Game is done -home-team has wor wost fun-have a CA iie Student Int( For Week ( Placement interviews for the week of November 14 through 18 have been scheduled. Interested students should make appointments through the schools where the in terviews are to be held. Representatives from the Inter national Paper Company's Mobile Division and the Georgetown, S. C., plant will be on campus Monday, November 14. They want to talk with Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Chemical Engineers, as well as Accountants. International Paper is in the process of a large expan sion program in the Mobile area to be completed 'at the end of 1956. Engineering and Chemistry On Tuesday, November 15, and Wednesday, November 16, Mr. D. M. McAndrew and Mr. J. A. Dar den wi:l represent Esso Standard Oil Company's Baton Rouge Re finery. They would like to inter view for regular employment all 1956 Engineering and Chemistry graduates who are interested in the' petroleum refining or petro chemical industry. Mr. McAndrew and Mr. Darden would also like to interview for temporary summer employment, men who by June 1956 will lack no more than one year to complete their educational program; this includes seniors who plan to work for advanced degrees. On Wednesday, November 16, Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Origin+al 1 Professional Pendleton St. Entrance GO BO For EntertainiE CAPITOL BOW 1212 Marion St. CAMPV! Girl Turtle-Necked Sw, WhS'Iite, IBlack & Wh'Iit With, or ;r1i.hout I Made of D)u MEL! ,rviews Are )f Novembe Company ,South Charleston, West Virginia plant, will be represented in the School of Engineering by Messrs. G. H. Sears and W. K. Norton who would like to talk with Chemists, Chemical and Mechanical cngineers in connection with tech nical openings with their company. Also on the 16th, representatives of the company's Sales Division will be in the School of Engineer ing to recruit Chemists and Chemi cal Engineers for sales openings with the company. Business Administration M r. Robert 1. Justice of Ameri can Enka Corporation will be in the School of Engineering on Wed i)esday, November 1t;, to talk with Chemists, Physicists, and Chemical and Mechanical Engineers. He will also interview Business Adminis tration majors who are interested in Industrial Management posi tions. American Enka produces rayon and nylon yarn and fibre for textile fabrics, tire cord, and other industrial uses. Mr. Justice will also discuss with interested students openings with the North Carolina State Person nel I)epartment for Classification Analysts. According to Mr. Jus tice, almost any type degree will be acceptable provided the student has a good scholastic record and is otherwise acceptable. Starting salary for Classification Analysts is $3480 a year; after one year, the 1EAUTY SALON lairatyles for the Campus Co-ed At Budget Prices le rmanent Waves $8.00 and up Make Appointment Phone 3-0432 VLING wt and Health LING CENTER Phone 2-1567 SHOP eaters & Boler)s M~aroonu & WhIite* .S. C:. Emi,blem rene Cloth rage i nree Slated r 14-18 employee would be eligible for a position paying $3828; and after two years, he will be eligible for a position paying $4140. On Friday, November 18. a re cruiter from the U. S. Naval Air Development and Material Center, will be in the School of Engineer ing to interview Physicists, and Chemical, Electrical and Mechani cal Engineers. Positions to be filled are in design, research and development at the Naval Air Ma terial Center, Philadelphia, Penn sylvania; Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pa.; and the Naval Air Turbine Test Station at Trenton, New Jersey. Martin Roberts Restaurant 1507 Gervain Breakfast Dinner Short Orders Closed Mondays refreshes without filling